The Ministry of Health explains the symptoms of polio, the ways of its transmission and ways of preventing it.
The Ministry of Health has confirmed that polio is a highly contagious viral disease that affects the nervous system and can lead to complete paralysis within hours. It mainly targets children under the age of five, with the possibility of infecting unvaccinated people of all ages.
The virus is transmitted from one person to another mainly through feces, and is also transmitted through contaminated water and food. Symptoms of infection include high fever, weakness, paralysis or inability to move the limbs, especially the lower limbs.
The ministry emphasized the importance of prevention through adherence to polio vaccination doses, completion of prescribed doses and responding to vaccination campaigns, in addition to washing hands well, using safe drinking water and ensuring cleanliness of food and environmental sanitation.